so. i am neck deep in national novel writing month!i am writing my first novel ♥ the goal is to write 2000 words a day and by the end have over 50,000 words.i know that math is a bit dodgy... but with editing and all that... it works.its funny how fast it all comes outonce you start. its so much easierthan writing songs... because with songs you dont have that much room to say everything you want.to make every hinttotally understood.

plus im knitting a gigantic afghan and watchingepisodes of ghost whisperer online. i am such a nerd.

mostly all of this bed-ridden activity is due to the fact that i am tour-lagged and have picked up some sort of hideous cold that has me seeing stars. the only super cool thing is that i MAY have gotten the cold from emily saliers! my songwriting gurugave me a cold. what if joni mitchell gave you a cold? well, emily is my joni. she had one on tour and since we were all crammed on a tiny bus i am guessing that is why im feeling like a giant marshmallow.

ps. at first i spelled marshmallow marshmEllow.i thought that was the right way my whole life.i guess they just arent as laid back as i thought.

pps. im not saying that im saving my kleenex or anythingjust because i got my cold from emily!!!!! ha ha ha :)its just that... i mean.. if you have to get a coldyou may as well get it from someone really cool.

oh there you are. i was wondering. i love that you're writing a book. hope the words keeping pouring out of you in an orderly fashion. and that you say goodbye to the cool cold too. sambucol! vitamin B12! vitamin C! floradix!

Darling little basket! I'd love to try my hand at one. Congrats on the novel writing! I wish I had the time to take part in it this year.sorry that u feel like a marshmallow! hopefully you'll recover soon and all that will be left in your system is a magical little bit of emily.

You're knitting again!! That is great news. I am sorry you are sick but at least, as you say, it has its perks. Are you posting your knits on Rav? What yarn did you use for the cute as ever basket? I am filling my shelves with all sorts of big chunky yarns this week. p.s. glad you are back!p.s.s I have always wanted to write a novel. Good luck! A. xx

i have been knitting lots...just realllllyyyy lazy about posting things on ravelry..i guess because i feel like i need to write up and publish the pattern before it do it! ... and that takes.. well.. brain power.. heh hehi need a personal brain assistantto get things out of my head.xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

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I made some lumpy felted slippers lately...the downside of a front load washing machine, so I believe I will have to hand felt them, too! I love the basket...I think a mouse would also travel well in it, but Pinky won't let me get a mouse.

owl in the dark

i talk to plants and furniture and i think bugs have feelings. my first babysitter almost broke the world record for seeing star wars in the theatre the most, but was just beaten out... she did however drag me with her
every time. so sometimes i recite the movie while i am sleeping. ill say "what about the rebellion." you'll find me making patterns for my knitwear label *tiny owl knits*, on tour with my band snowbird, or somewhere near the magic tree reading novels with my third eye. if you are reading this i wish you love. peace. bliss. spirit shields. cosmic freedom. joy. balance & rainbow magic in the morphic field of surprise & delight ♥